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NASCAR Sprint Cup shocker: Tony Stewart joins Twitter

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Tony Stewart joined the crowd in the twitterverse this week. Photo by LAT PHOTOGRAPHIC

Tony Stewart has joined Twitter, leaving Carl Edwards as the last major holdout in NASCAR.

Stewart sent his first Tweet on Friday night from Charlotte Motor Speedway. It said: "Ok so here it is. I'm doing my part to combat global warming because now that I'm officially tweeting, hell is freezing over!"

The three-time NASCAR champion had joked often that his representatives would not allow him to join Twitter for fear of the things he might post. He's a longtime Facebook user, but had otherwise shunned Twitter.

Ok so here it is. I'm doing my part to combat global warming because now that I'm officially tweeting, hell is freezing over!